This was the case of Prussia, a former duchy that in the early 1700s emerged from the shadow of Poland and the Holy Roman Empire. Growing to encompass much of northern and central Europe ...

Nationality: Prussian / German Empire Born: 23 May 1848 Designed: First manned gliders, first flying biplanes Otto Lilienthal was born in 1848 in Prussia and was always fascinated by flying (the ...

should the new Empire be a republic or a constitutional monarchy? The National Assembly voted for a constitutional monarchy with the Prussian King Frederick William IV as German emperor — but he ...

the German states remained independent the anti-nationalistic Austrian Empire was the dominant force in Central Europe Attempts at a political union, mainly on the Prussian side, had failed.

Blige, said enough's enough, and looked east, to Detroit, where he'd made friends with fledging quirk-pop quartet Prussia. That friendship happened, explains, Ryan Spencer, 25, Prussia's lead ...

The Franco-Prussian war was ended on 10th May with ... was officially recognised as Emperor (Kaiser) of the German Empire ...

Danzig remained first within Prussia and later within the German Empire until its demise in November 1918. The End of World War I & Establishment of the Free City of Danzig The end of World War I ...